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The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the grandest party this city has ever seen on Wednesday, celebrating their NBA Finals Championship with an estimated 1.3 million fans in Downtown Cleveland.
Legends of the Cleveland Browns played a significant role in the day’s festivities. First, we have RB Earnest Byner embracing Cavs head coach Ty Lue. Byner, who is loved by most fans, has had the big weight of the fumble lifted off his shoulders.
#Cavs coach Ty Lue and former #Browns running back Earnest Byner meet and embrace. #cavsparade pic.twitter.com/noJ1PuipqR
— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) June 22, 2016
QB Bernie Kosar was invited to be on one of the floats.
Bernie Kosar arrives at Cleveland's championship parade. #Cavs #NBAChampions pic.twitter.com/qsWO9vbPgH
— Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) June 22, 2016
In a pairing you wouldn’t expect, Kosar was paired with Machine Gun Kelly. As Bottlegate said on Twitter, though, it worked.
Going through videos from today. MGK with Bernie Kosar was a very odd pairing but it just worked pic.twitter.com/mxXO1KWv0E
— Bottlegate (@Bottlegate) June 23, 2016
.@machinegunkelly and @BernieKosarQB on same float. Cleveland baby! pic.twitter.com/ZCdBWfmod6
— Keith Britton (@KeithBritton86) June 22, 2016
Last, but certainly not least, RB Jim Brown of the 1964 Browns Championship team did a “passing of the torch” as he handed the trophy over to LeBron James.
From one legend to another.
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 22, 2016
Jim Brown hands the championship trophy to @KingJames & the @cavs. https://t.co/ANgGQuqc1N
As for current members of the Browns, CB Joe Haden was able to get on to Tristan Thompson’s float:
@joehaden23 I see you Joe! pic.twitter.com/OGwMxNZBE1
— GD (@brownsfandean) June 22, 2016
@joehaden23 pic.twitter.com/NUJqOIylHO
— Lebron (@yeyenetwork) June 22, 2016
Recent alumni Joshua Cribbs also managed to be a part of the parade:
@megkuch26 @JoshCribbs16 and our favorite josh cribbs :') pic.twitter.com/vhZAJVXfZG
— Carly (@Carly_chester) June 22, 2016